Written by Taylor Mogavero, Program Coordinator When I ask people if they compost, I get this answer a lot: I would love to compost, but I live in an apartment and my building doesn’t have a compost bin. I completely understand their predicament. I’ve lived in an apartment all of Read more…
Written by Anastasia Mathews, Nonprofit Management Intern Growing diverse foods is important for our health, resilience to climate change, and ensuring food security for our future. There are around 300,000 edible plant species on Earth, but humans only eat around 200 different species. (Barnett, 2015) Within these species, however, there Read more…
By Zoee Tanner, Education and Curriculum Development While the Bay Area has always had a need for bettering food security, the problem of addressing lack of accessibility to fresh, nutritious, and culturally diverse food has only amplified with the pandemic. During COVID-19 demand for food assistance in the Bay Area, Read more…
Written by Thia Dotson, Communications Intern Through January 13th-28th we had our Backyard Harvest Challenge between the North and South regions of San Carlos. We appreciate all the support from our community and are pleased to announce that the challenge was a success. This year, the North took the trophy Read more…
Written by Nicole Shimizu, Communications and Outreach Coordinator According to Foodprint, food justice is “a holistic and structural view of the food system that sees healthy food as a human right and addresses structural barriers to that right.” Food justice aims to make healthy foods accessible and to end the Read more…
Read on for donation and volunteer registration information! Let’s get ready to rumble!!! In partnership with San Carlos Week of the Family 2024, Each Green Corner is hosting a battle of the backyard fruit donations! It’s San Carlos North vs. South to see which region can donate the most backyard Read more…
Written by Milena Castillo-Grynberg, Food Systems Educator The Portola garden has been flourishing alongside student Food Explorers this month; At Portola’s monthly workday on November 18th, the Portola community came together under fall showers to diligently and cheerfully harvest nearly 300 lbs of large greens, which were driven directly to Read more…
Written by Milena Castillo-Grynberg, Food Systems Educator In the last month and a half, San Carlos Farmers Market patrons and vendors have generously donated over 560 lbs of fresh produce to local food banks through Each Green Corner. The farmers market is a wonderful space for adults and children alike Read more…
Written by Milena Castillo-Grynberg, Food Systems Educator This fall has been a time of great change in the Arundel garden, as it transitions from summer to fall and winter crops. In the coming months, visitors will have the opportunity to see new green life sprouting, climbing, crawling, and blooming under Read more…
Written by Alexandra Kaminski, Grant Writing & Development Intern Each Green Corner’s Food Explorers program functions at our Living Campus partner sites, a program in which EGC collaborates with schools and community partners to design garden-centered outdoor educational areas and subsequently use these sites to educate and engage students with Read more…